[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 34 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E490-E492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 1997, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 19
     9:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Internet crimes affecting 
           consumers.
                                                            SD-226
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To resume hearings in open and closed session on proposed 
           legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for 
           the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
           program, focusing on Department of Energy weapons 
           programs.
                                                            SR-222
       Budget
         To hold a meeting to discuss various budget proposals for 
           fiscal year 1998.
                                                            SD-608
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Federal Communications 
           Commission implementation of the Telecommunications Act 
           of 1996, focusing on efforts to implement universal 
           telephone service reform and FCC proposals to assess 
           new per-minute fees on Internet service providers.
                                                            SR-253
       Environment and Public Works
       Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface 
           Transportation Efficiency Act, focusing on 
           environmental programs and statewide and metropolitan 
           planning.
                                                            SD-406
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the 
           operation of the Food and Drug Administration.
                                                            SD-430
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of 
           the Disabled American Veterans.
                                               345 Cannon Building
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold closed hearings to review proposed budget 
           estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the intelligence 
           community.
                                                    S-407, Capitol
       Armed Services
       Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review the status of acquisition 
           reform in the Department of Defense.
                                                            SR-418
       Finance
         To hold hearings on improving Medicare choices.
                                                            SD-215
       Joint Economic
         To hold hearings to examine the problems of the current 
           automobile insurance system and how American motorists 
           could benefit from reform of the industry.
                                             2226 Rayburn Building
     11:00 a.m.
       Small Business
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 208, to provide Federal 
           contracting opportunities for small business concerns 
           located in historically underutilized business zones.
                                                           SR-428A
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program.
                                                            SR-222
       Armed Services
       Readiness Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on military readiness accounts.
                                                           SR-232A
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on S. 377, to promote electronic 
           commerce by facilitating the use of strong encryption.
                                                            SR-253
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine efforts by private 
           individuals, community organizations, and religious 
           groups to prevent juvenile crime.
                                                            SD-226

                                MARCH 20
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for agricultural research.
                                                            SR-332
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for atomic energy defense activities of the 
           Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-124
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 414, to amend the Shipping Act of 
           1984 to encourage competition in international shipping 
           and growth of United States imports and exports.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To resume hearings to examine issues with regard to 
           competitive change in the electric power industry.
                                                            SD-106
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management and The District of 
           Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the role of the Department of 
           Commerce in United States trade policy, promotion and 
           regulation, and opportunities for reform and 
           consolidation.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         To hold oversight hearings to review the operations and 
           budget of the Congressional Research Service and the 
           Library of Congress.
                                                            SR-301
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of 
           AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Veterans 
           of World War I, and the Vietnam Veterans of America.
                                               345 Cannon Building
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Education.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on the implications of the proposed 
           acquisition of Conrail by CSX Corporation.
                                                            SD-192
       Armed Services
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on Department of Energy national security programs and 
           to review environmental management activities.
                                                            SR-222
       Finance
         To continue hearings on improving Medicare choices.
                                                            SD-215
       Labor and Human Resources
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Higher Education Act.
                                                            SD-430
       Joint Economic
         To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook 
           and monetary policy.
                                             2175 Rayburn Building
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for international narcotics, crime and law 
           enforcement.
                                                            SD-138
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226

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     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the United Nations.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine the future of the National 
           Park System and to identify and discuss the needs, 
           requirements, and innovative programs that will insure 
           the Park Service will continue to meet its 
           responsibilities well into the next century.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 21
     11:00 a.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold a briefing on prospects for elections, 
           reintegration, and democratization in Croatia.
                                             2200 Rayburn Building

                                APRIL 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Farm Service Agency, the Foreign 
           Agricultural Service, and the Risk Management Agency, 
           Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine child pornography issues.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 9
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for Navy and Marine Corps programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                APRIL 10
     9:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the 
           Department of the Interior and Indian gaming 
           activities.
                                                            SD-124
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Immigration and Naturalization 
           Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug 
           Enforcement Administration.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Transportation
                                                            SD-192

                                APRIL 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
           Development.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Rural Utilities Service, the Rural 
           Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative 
           Service, and the Alternative Agricultural Research and 
           Commercialization Center, all of the Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on counter-terrorism issues.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 16
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of the Army.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-124
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Federal Communications Commission.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 17
     9:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Forest Service of the Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                            SD-192
     1:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Supreme Court of the United States 
           and the Judiciary.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the National Science Foundation and the 
           Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Environmental Management Program of 
           the Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-124
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Agricultural Research Service, the 
           Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
           Service, the Economic Research Service, and the 
           National Agricultural Statistics Service, all of the 
           Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138

                                APRIL 23
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           medical programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                APRIL 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the National Endowment for the Arts/
           National Endowment for the Humanities.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Corp of Engineers and the Bureau of 
           Reclamation, Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-124

                                APRIL 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
           and the Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
           Health and Human Resources.
                                                            SD-124

                                APRIL 30
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           the structure and modernization of the National Guard.
                                                            SD-192


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                                 MAY 1
     9:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 7
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 14
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           environmental programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 21
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           Air Force programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                 JUNE 4
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192

                                JUNE 11
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                MARCH 18
     10:00 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-253

                                MARCH 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine international aviation and 
           United States-United Kingdom bilateral agreements.
                                                            SR-253